When the matter came up for hearing on Wednesday, Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, representing the petitioners, emphasized the urgent need for guidelines, suggesting that copies of necessary data on devices could be taken instead of seizing the entire content.
Ramakrishnan pointed out that 300 journalists were raided in relation to the recent Newsclick case and urged the Court to consider laying down interim guidelines.
The Court acknowledged the gravity of the situation, expressing skepticism about the government’s assurances regarding the framing of guidelines.
However, the ASG assured the Court that the guidelines would be ready by the next week.
“Get it done,” the bench said as the hearing drew to a close.
The Court then ordered the case to be listed on December 14.
Source: Barandbench
